US Patent Issued to HOLDCO212 on July 22 for "Systems and methods to reduce total fatigue stresses in PV frames via custom backing plate" (Hawaii, New Hampshire Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 23 -- United States Patent no. 12,368,408, issued on July 22, was assigned to HOLDCO212 LLC (Mont Vernon, N.H.).

"Systems and methods to reduce total fatigue stresses in PV frames via custom backing plate" was invented by Christopher Thomas Needham (Mountain View, Hawaii) and Frank Carl Oudheusden (Mont Vernon, N.H.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Many PV panel frames are attached to PV panel mounting structures with through-bolting mechanisms. These PV panel frames subjected to high internal stresses around the through-bolting mechanism making them susceptible to fatigue failures. The introduction of a custom backing plate to the through-bolting mechanism can reduce PV p...